Fortress Crab
Innistrad 56 • common
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
Unbreakable and unappetizing, the crab grows uninterrupted, sometimes to the size of a cottage and beyond.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fortress Crab was released in 2011 as part of the Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed with a gothic horror theme, drawing inspiration from classic monster tropes, folklore, and Victorian-era aesthetics. The creature was included as a common-rarity defensive card, intended to bolster the Blue color identity’s reliance on high-toughness blockers to stall opponents during the game's mid-stages.
The card’s illustration was created by artist James Zapata, who captured the creature in a dark, atmospheric style that complements the set's unsettling tone. His design emphasizes the literal interpretation of the creature's name, depicting a crab with a massive, rock-like shell that functions as a natural bulwark. The card was well-received by players for its thematic consistency and its reliable performance in the 'Limited' format, where defensive utility is often highly valued.
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